ALAN PETITTI
"Fab Christmas"
Recorded on eight track somewhere around 1988 at John Golden's Roundwood Road Productions in Newton Upper Falls, MA. Piano, bass, and drum tracks were recorded live. Lead vocals, electric guitar, cello, trumpet and sleigh bells were overdubbed, and the harmony vocals were recorded together as a group on one microphone. Drawing from his love for The Beatles, Alan was inspired by "Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!" and "Penny Lane" when writing this one. Dave Herlihy picked up on it and suggested "Fab Christmas", as in a tribute to The Fab Four. However, unlike Lennon and McCartney, Petitti and Herlihy agreed on the title, and now here it is. Cheers to a fabulous Christmas!
Fab Christmas (Petitti, Herlihy)
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It's Christmas Time
Now here it is it's Christmas Day
A celebration's underway
Gathered here to give it all away
Outside the frosted window pane
The coldest warmest holiday
Looking for a place to stay
The church is separate from the state
It's Christmas Time
A wonderful life is on tv
Such a happy family
Everyone can raise their glasses high
A soldier lays his weapons down
The holidays have come around
Lights upon the Christmas tree
A savior's birth do you believe?
It's Christmas Time
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PERSONNEL
Alan Petitti - Piano, Cello, Sleigh Bells, Harmony Vocals
Dave Herlihy - Lead Vocals, Electric Guitar, Harmony Vocals
John Coffey - Bass
Alex Lob - Drums
Artie Barbato - Trumpet
Jamie Willox - Harmony Vocals
Dave Martin - Harmony Vocals
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Written & Arranged by Alan Petitti & Dave Herlihy
Performed by Alan Petitti, Alex Lob, John Coffey, Dave Herlihy,
Jamie Willox, Dave Martin, Artie Barbato
Recorded and Engineered by John Golden at Roundwood Road Productions Newton, MA
Produced and Mixed by Alan Petitti & John Golden at Roundwood Road Productions Newton, MA
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"Fab Christmas"
â„— & © 2023 ARP Music
Listen to "On Christmas Day"
Listen to "Christmas Wishes"
12/20/2023 "Fab Christmas" aired on Bay State Rock hosted by Carmelita